Matt Calvert broke the hearts of Canucks fans when he sniped the final goal of the game with less than a minute left in the extra frame for a 2-1 win for Columbus.
The Vancouver Canucks may not have expected to be departing Columbus with just a point on Thursday night.
They also may have been surprised at who scored the overtime winner against them for the last-place Blue Jackets.
Matt Calvert broke the hearts of Canucks fans when he sniped the final goal of the game with less than a minute left in the extra frame for a
2-1 win for Columbus.
Calvert, who now has four goals in 21 games this year and 15 goals in 76 career contests, eluded Vancouver's Henrik Sedin and Alex Edler along the side boards as he carried the puck into the Canucks' zone.
After making his way to the front of the net, the five-foot-11, 183-pound 23-year-old ripped a shot over Vancouver goalie Cory Schneider. See how it unfolded below:
From left, Columbus Blue Jackets' Derek Dorsett, Derick Brassard and Matt Calvert celebrate Calvert's winning goal against the Vancouver Canucks during overtime Thursday in Columbus, Ohio. (Jay LaPrete/Associated Press)
Rod Perry
Rod grew up in the west end of Toronto and did his undergraduate degree at Wilfrid Laurier University, majoring in English and minoring in Psychology. He's always had an infatuation with anything sports-related and took his passion to Centennial College's sports journalism program for a post-graduate education. He's also still miffed about the Kelly Gruber botched triple play call in the 1992 World Series.
